DEMAND

Researchers say findings are sobering, with shortages in England predicted to top 10,000 by 2030-31.

The shortage of semiconductors is continuing to have a major impact on industries around the world.

The tension between the demand for flexibility and the costs of committing to it entirely is likely to grow. Fewer than 28 percent of those employed in the nation’s 10 biggest business districts, including Washington, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, were at the office the first week of January, according to data from Kastle Systems. And 55 percent of remote workers would consider quitting if their companies tried to force their return to offices, according to research this month from Morning Consult.

How much demand is there for Justin Verlander? Enough that the future Hall-of-Famer felt comfortable rejecting the Houston Astros’ qualifying offer on Wednesday.

This week Help Me Hank has been working to find solutions as the nation faces supply shortages and big shipping delays.

People and businesses across the world are facing shortages of everything from coal to coffee.

Boris Johnson is set to approve plans for emergency loans to energy-intensive firms, the BBC understands.

The nationwide worker shortage is impacting every corner of everyday lives, including how people heat and cool their homes.

Homes continue to be listed and sold at break-neck speeds across the U.S., but the market is finally seeing a shift in demand.

Strong demand for houses will last into 2022 as buyers react to the pandemic, says property website Zoopla.

TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other global brands, says its latest quarterly profit rose 11.2% over a year earlier to $4.8 billion as demand for smartphones and consumer electronics increased.

A global chip shortage paired with people re-emerging from the pandemic is leaving many car lots empty.

Demand for golf equipment is so high that manufacturers are struggling to keep up and looking to buy more factories overseas, PGA store CEO says.

Some economists expect hiring to catch up with demand in the coming months.

As the city of Chicago prepares to wind down its biggest mass vaccination site, officials said Tuesday they are focused on a hyperlocal that includes dozens of pop-up events, vaccine incentives and home visits.

The service has been financially struggling, especially amid the pandemic which brought increased demand and decreased staffing.

Demand is way outpacing supply of available homes across Colorado.

Demand is way outpacing supply of available homes across Colorado.

Demand is way outpacing supply of available homes across Colorado.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

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Two south suburban Cook County mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will accept walk-in appointments starting Wednesday as demand for shots dwindles. The Matteson and Tinley Park mass vaccination locations are opening up access this week as part of a pilot to see whether removing the barrier of making an appointment online or over the phone will expand the county’s endeavor at getting shots into arms, Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha Jr. said in a news conference at Provident Hospital.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

“This is the biggest demand for housing and food assistance we’ve seen since the Great Depression,” he said. “Congress isn’t acting like they’re aware that 2.1 million people in our profession are out of work. I used to have 250 employees; now we have 80. People who worked with me and have gone on to open their own restaurants, making major contributions to their neighborhood — and that’s the American Dream, isn’t it? We’re seeing neighborhoods being shattered because the American Dream is being shattered.